Last week, Kelly visited. Kelly was the first host student that Barbara, Tommasso, and Andrea had two years ago. She brought her cousin Lindsay and they were in Florence for a couple of days before going up to Venice to meet their parents. Tommasso took all of us out for aperitivo on Sunday evening. We all had drinks and the appetizers there were amazing…. Melon and prosciutto, bruschetta, little sandwiches, cold cut meats, and various other snacks that were fantastic but I still have no idea exactly what they were.
The views from the aperitivo were fantastic! We were on the roof restaurant of a very nice hotel in the center of the city. It was so great to be able to practice my italian with Tommasso's friends and also so nice to have the opportunity to meet new people. Afterwards, we went to a fantastic pizzeria where we ordered some pizzas for the group -- margherita, melanzane con parmeggiano, and ham.
Sidenote - casually got stuck in a tiny elevator on our way down from the aperitivo. There were 13 of us crammed into the elevator and we all knew immediately that we were in trouble when we heard a clunking sound and then nothing at all…. Got pretty frightening pretty quickly but was funny in the end. I don't think I'll be taking an elevator for a while though because that was SPOOKY
CROATIA! Wowza. So the following weekend (after an Italian midterm and a writing a paper proposal….. it sucks when 'studying abroad' actually includes studying), a few of us went to Croatia with the program FlorenceforFun. It was AWESOME! I now know exactly where I want to retire when I am old enough to financially support myself and a lifestyle in Split, Croatia.
Taking the overnight bus there was a struggle and eleven hours is quite a long time. However, it was totally worth it. Friday morning, we had breakfast when we arrived in Split and then had a walking tour. The walking tour was great because it was only about one hour and told me everything I wanted to know about Split. We saw the big attractions and then were on our way! Friday afternoon, we went white water rafting. It wasn't anything too crazy but it was such a good time. Our instructor was hilarious and had the driest sense of humor. Saturday, we got up and went on an island-hopping boat tour. The weather was perfect and the day was fantastic. We were able to swim in the ocean and lunch was so delicious. Sunday morning, we got up and drove to Krka national park. We couldn't swim in the waterfalls because the rain had been too much recently but we were able to snap some pretty cool pictures. This place was insane and looked like the inside of a national geographic book.
This week, we had an oral presentation in Italian and then a quiz. My paper proposal was accepted (which is a good sign), and my parents are here!! YES! Today I showed them around some parts of the city and tomorrow we are going to Fiesole and then they are coming here for dinner.
Sorry no pics on this post but there will be some on the next!
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